Riverswamp Nutrush (Scleria distans Poir.)

Also classified as Scleria hirtella Sw. (Misapplication).

This species is frequently referred to in older material, including by USDA PLANTS and NSE, as Scleria hirtella Sw, but that name was misapplied to this species. S. hirtella is an annual, native to the Tropical Americas, and does not occur in the US. Although POWO correctly distinguishes these two species, their range for S. hirtella wrongly reports that species as occurring in the southeastern US, following the distribution of this species.